Comparison

Golf On Mars vs Coffee Golf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Golf On Mars

Experience golf on a terraformed Mars in the year 2866. Navigate an expansive, rocky landscape with unique Martian obstacles. With an immense number of holes, the game offers a virtually endless golfing adventure.

Highlights
  • Golf on Mars simulation
  • Infinite* rocky Martian surface
  • Unique Martian golfing obstacles
  • Vast number of golf holes
  • Realistic gravity simulation
Features
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For centuries, philosophers and mathematicians have gazed up at the night sky and wondered: "Is there Golf On Mars?" The year is 2866. Mars is 35% terraformed, finally enough to allow the playing of the game of.. Golf! Golf across an infinite* rocky Martian surface. Discover golfing obstacles that make us Earthlings gasp in awe! --- *Infinity is impossible to represent on any non-quantum computer. In actuality there are roughly 25,770,000,000 golf holes in this game. In 2020, NASA will launch the Perseverance rover to search for life and golf on Mars. The journey there will take 200 days, If you were to play one hole of Golf On Mars every 30 seconds during that journey, you would only be able to complete 0.002% of the game (576000 holes). If you were a paleolithic hunter-gatherer gazing up at the Red planet one night during your traversal of the ice bridge connecting Russia to Alaska at the last glacial maximum 24515 years ago and a time traveler brought an iPhone for you and your tribe to ritually play a hole of Golf On Mars every 30 seconds, it would take until the present day to complete all the holes. But this is not a realistic simulation. For example, if the ball is 16 pixels wide on your screen then the typical hole will be 1200 pixels away. Scaling this to the size of a real ball (1.68 inches), it's as if the hole is only 3.5 yards away! A realistic 18 hole golf course where the fairways are 3.5 yards away would only require about 1300 square feet of land. However, gravity on Mars is 38% that of Earth's gravity, so you could hit a ball 7 times farther, or roughly 1400 yards for a good player. This 18 hole course then needs to be to 64000 square feet. You could cover the entire surface of Mars with 241 billion of these golf courses. Therefore, you could easily fit all the holes in Golf On Mars on the surface of Mars. Mars is par 3, so aim to finish in under 77 billion strokes.

About

Coffee Golf

Enjoy a new, bite-sized golf course every day. Aim to sink all five holes in the fewest strokes possible. Challenge friends with your perfect scores and share your progress.

Highlights
  • New course daily
  • Five holes per course
  • Score tracking
  • Share scores with friends
  • Minimalist gameplay
Features
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A small daily golf game to go with your morning coffee. A new course every day. Sink the five holes in any order, using the fewest strokes possible. Share your flawless score with friends as you try to forget about all the lily pads you left in the water.

Screenshots

Golf On Mars4 screens
Coffee Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coffee Golf at Free against Golf On Mars's $2.99. Coffee Golf also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 184) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Golf On Mars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown). On chart position and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Coffee Golf is free to download; Golf On Mars costs $2.99 up front. Coffee Golf sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Golf On Mars asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coffee Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coffee Golf has 26K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Golf On Mars's written reviews are positive against 43% of Coffee Golf's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Golf On Mars ships an update every 2 days, Coffee Golf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Golf On Mars versus Coffee Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGolf On MarsCoffee Golf
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (184 ratings)4.6 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.6% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings18426K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#65 — better#148
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB282 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaptain Games Inc.Shallot Games, LLC.

Customer experience

Golf On Mars

All ratings183 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral18.8%
Negative19.6%

Coffee Golf

All ratings26,237 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews559 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral15.0%
Negative42.0%

User reviews

Golf On Mars

From 184 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Endless gameplay
  • 👍 Relaxing and meditative experience
  • 🚀 Efficient use of battery
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 👍 Aesthetically pleasing graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Impossible or unbeatable holes
  • 🐛 Inconsistent ball physics and behavior
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing game crashes
  • 🔍 Lack of instructions or tutorial
  • 🔍 Frustrating when unable to skip impossible holes

Coffee Golf

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful, relaxing visuals
  • 🕹️ Simple, intuitive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Enjoyable daily challenge
  • 🤝 Fun to share scores with friends

Room to improve

  • 🎲 Inconsistent and unpredictable shot mechanics
  • 🌳 Frustrating tree/obstacle interactions
  • 💧 Excessive water hazards and islands
  • 🔁 Limited replay value due to one-time daily play

Bugs and requests

Golf On Mars

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Terrain generation creating unbeatable obstacles
  • Ball getting stuck in walls or pits with no way out
  • Settings not persisting between sessions
  • Camera getting stuck at the bottom of the map
  • Scrolling issues causing the ball to randomly reset

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a reset/restart option
  • Implement a statistics/leaderboard system
  • Allow customization of ball/course colors
  • Introduce new gameplay elements like windmills or low-gravity
  • Provide an option to instantly skip impossible holes

Coffee Golf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ball occasionally hitting invisible obstacles
  • Inconsistent scoring/match results
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to replay previous daily courses
  • Option to adjust wind/shot accuracy
  • Multiplayer mode to compete against friends
  • Leaderboard and stat tracking features

In-app purchases

None

Golf On Mars

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Coffee Golf

One-time15
  • Offer 1$0.99
  • Offer 2$1.99
  • Small Coins$1.99
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  • Small Gems$1.99
  • Tour Starter$1.99
  • Classic Pass$4.99
  • Medium Gems$4.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99
  • Tour Booster$5.99
  • Large Coins$9.99
  • Offer 3.5$9.99
  • Large Gems$9.99
  • Huge Coins$19.99
  • Offer 4$19.99
  • Gigantic Coins$49.99

Questions

Is Golf On Mars free?
Golf On Mars costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coffee Golf free?
Coffee Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Golf On Mars or Coffee Golf?
Coffee Golf is rated higher. Golf On Mars averages 4.4 out of 5 from 184 ratings, while Coffee Golf averages 4.6 from 26K ratings.
Do Golf On Mars or Coffee Golf have ads?
Coffee Golf shows ads; Golf On Mars does not.
Which is updated more often, Golf On Mars or Coffee Golf?
Golf On Mars ships an update every 2 days, and Coffee Golf every 3 weeks. Most recently, Golf On Mars was updated on October 27, 2026 and Coffee Golf on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Golf On Mars or Coffee Golf?
Golf On Mars currently peaks at #65 in the App Store charts, and Coffee Golf at #148. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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